Presence
Recorded on | Aruba |
Presence status | Introduced (2) - Aruba |
Natural distribution | S. America |
Distribution description | Native to Cuba. |
Notes on presence status | Imported with plants from Cuba for landscaping. This species has established itself in the garden of the Radisson hotel in Aruba (Van Buurt & Debrot, 2012). Update 2022: expanded distribution on Aruba (Behm et al., 2022) |
Publications
- Behm, J.E., Busala, G.M. & Helmus, M.R. 2022. First records of three new lizard species and a range expansion of a fourth lizard species introduced to Aruba. BioInvasions Records 11(1): 296–306. [link]
- Buurt, G. van, & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Exotic and invasive terrestrial and freshwater animal species in the Dutch Caribbean. 1-37. IMARES, Wageningen.